To-day's Advertisements.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING – CORPORATION,
THE DIVIDEND declared (or ibe Half Year
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1898.
NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS,
It is requested that all communicationemulating to Baleeiptions, Advertisments, May be addvised to the "Manage, Hongkong THAPURA” and not to the Kator,
Lecantorial matives in be mutt 20 * The Kate" and not to individual members of the scut.
Condementouskang mended for pakication must be accomspended by the name and address of the valises, not necefy for
cation but at evidence of good faith
While the cohomes of the Emphing Tilamik vil sluzn
REUTER'S "MESSAGES.
THE UNITED STATES AND SPAIN. LONDOM, February foth,
A private letter from "Scñir Dalams, (be) Spanish Minister at Washington, stolen by a
ending 3tai December last at the rate of be oợm for thể hết discussion by correspondents of all questions Chhan patriot, describing President McKtolgy was not sight for Chinere to wear British | Raymond, R. L. Richardson, R, Shewan and sad. bilaging ible standard: 10 bear on the
ONE FOUND AND FIVE SHILLINGS STG. per Share of $1¢ ↳ PAYABLE on and after MONDAY, the 14th Instant at the OFFICES OF the Corporation whers Shareholders ara re- quested to apɔly ler WARRANTS.
By order of the Court of Directors.
T. JACKSON,
Chiel Mannget. Hongkong, rath February, 180Ɛ
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
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"FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW.
THE Company's Steamship
THE
"THALES,"
Captain Hall, will be despatched for the above Ports on TUESDAY, the rzih instani, at Daylight.
For Freight or Passago apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers.
Hongkong, rath February, 1808.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
NOTICE. STEAM FOR
1245
STRAITS, CEYLON, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS, ANTWERP, BREMEN AND HAMBURG.
THE Company's Extra Steamship
"DARMSTADT " Captain A. von Coellen, will bs' despatched as steve on TUESDAY, the 1512 instant, at Noon, To be followed by the "CREFELD"
on or about the 15th of March, 1898. For Freight or Passage, apply to
MELCHERS & Co. Agents.
[cons
Hongkong, rath January, 1898.
adreting pablo hatecasts, it must be distinctly understood that the Edkor dont not be my way hold himašlí susponsible for options that tegemand,
MARRIAGE.
On the yth of February, 1898, drut at H.B.M.'s Consulate General, Shanghai, by Geo, Jamle
O, H., C.M.G., and afterwarde st St, Joseph's | Church "by the Roverend Fêre Frip, GLADYS MARY BEATRICE, eldest daughter of John Smedley, Etq, Architect and Civil Engineer, Shanghai, to Arthur Være Havwks, yaangen son of the late Thomas Havera, Esq, of, Shelton Hall, Norfolk, England.
DEATH.
On the 27th January, 1898, at Yokohama, WILLIAM HENRY WALKKg, aged 18 years und
To months.
The Hongkong Celegraph
as a low cars politician, caféring to the rabble, har bean pablished in New York, and has caused a great stasatlan. · The Valted States | have demanded the recall of Seftor Delome, who bar since, sesigned, his realgusion being accepted by the Spanish Cabinet,
THE PLAGUE IN BOMBAY,
amount to 1,113-
The week's deaths from plagus in Bombay
CHINA AND JAPAN, Japan has noticed China that she cannot extend the time for the permeat of the next instalment of the war indemnity.
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FRANCE AND CHINA. The Timers' Pehin correspondent slates that France has demanded an indemnity within eight||
elegraph days for the kidnapping of a Frenchman in Tongkong (7 Tonkin) by Chinese brigands. Falling the payment of the Indemnity Franch action in the South of Ching will become neces-
stry.
HONOKONG, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1898.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
At last, judgment has been delivered in the great Synagogue Sult. The litigants have spent a fair fortune in getting law- yers to teach them the ancient maxim
No lawsuit is worth the costs." No lawyer ever goes to law, say the members of the profession; wherefore we are to assume that when a legal gentleman does go to law, he thereby shows himself to be no lawyer. They have another proverb, which shows their subtlety; they say The man who is his own fawyer has a (UNDER MAIL. CONTRACT WITH THE AUSTRIAS tool for a client." The subtlety is in omit ting to mention that the man who isn't his own lawyer is equally a fool, if he goes to law when he could avoid it.
AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGA-
TION COMPANY.
GOVERNMENT).
STEAM FOR
SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, BOMBAY, KURRACHI, ADEN, MASSANA, SUEZ, PORT SAID, BRINDISI, VENICE,
FIUME, AND TRIESTË.
(Taking Cargo al through rates to CALCUTTA, MADRAS, PERSIAN GULF, RED SEA, BLACK SEA, LEVANT, ADRIATIC, and SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS)
"HE Company's Steamship
THE
"AMP HITRI TE,"
Captain & Costanza, will be despatched as above
on FRIDAY, the 18th instant, P.M.
Cargo will not be received on-board -after 3 2.M. prior to date of sailing.
For further Information as to Passage and Freight, apply to
SANDER & Co. Agents.
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Hongkong, rath February, 1898,
TO LET.
TWO ROOMS OF 2ND FICO No. 8. Queen's Road Cantral, Suitable for OFFICE, Rent Moderate.
Apply to
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Mr. SUI SANG,
Hongkong, 12th February, 1808.
On the premises.
Intimations.
This Synagogue case has excited an immense amount of interest. In the first place, the Jews are distinguished more than any other race in the world for hold- Ing together. All the peoples of the earth have been against them, and they have had bitter experience of the fact that unity is strength. Only by their wonderful able to survive, until to-day they are faculty of holding together have they been
again a power in the world, a power extremely difficult to estimate,
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But when they disagree with each other they do it thoroughly. As they are strong In unlon, they are keen In a quarrel. Their Intense clannishness, once It does break down and permit them to fight among themselves while the Gentiles look on, makes them fight the more fiercely. This Synagogue affair was surely a trific, not Fayworth a tenth of the money spent on it. The costa in the case must have been nearer $100,000 than $50,000-enough" to buy up the disputed piece of land a dozen times
game is not worth the candle; to a man In the position of Mr. BILILIOS the time and worry and bad feeling must have been worth more than the land.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE buying rate for sovereigns is $10.63 per £. FOR allowing rubbish to be thrown into the bar bour firm his shlo, the captain of the Tatarios was to-day fined $to,
hospital.
THOR West Yorks coatu keep cropping up with wonderful peralatancy. P.C. McVicar, 53, casıkı a coolla wearing and at Yau-ms-il last sight, The coolle bad cut the butlaws off and throw them away when arrested. Mr. Wodehours to day dued the offender $1 und told him that it
soldiers' coats whether the battons were on thems or not. Tommy would seem to have done a big thing in the "al' cla'" bis before he left, REPORTS have come from the extreme north of Europe, kam Sweden, that very Úkoly a Euro- prun "Klondyke" will splag up next summer In northern Sweden, near the froniler of Finland. as gold bas been found in a mountain Ramed Matllavanra, in the parish of Ober Tomes. The first gold was found by a merchant named Sand. berg, who followed an old working. He was very successful. Up to December 7th only twelve'claims had been taken, hat a great many more will be taken soon enough. An engineer has declared that old diggers long ago bad directed their eyes to the Swedish province of Nordlands as a gold land,
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R. & S. BANK MEETING,; commend itself ta' every ona having a genulom interest in our welfare pie lucreuxos the resources holders in the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking place as in auch postitus of strength and
The ordinary kalf yearly mealög of share of the Bank immensely, and in a short time will. Corporation was held at the City Hall today itshiifty as to be almost without a precedent in Mr. J+ J. Bel-Lving presided, and there were the annals of banking. (Applause.) Gentle also present Mesus. R. M Gray, C Bearmann, men, there le no better garga 51 the successiot G. D. Bentag, D. Gabbey, A. Haupt, A. J. working of any business that the balance sheet, G. B. Dodwell (Directors): Thomas Jackson returns before us, wo hate ovasy zonson for (Chief Manage); Messa. I. M. Alves, P. A. Bars congratulation and belog sailsfied with the very low, G. Morsy Bale, D. E. Brown, S. B. Bhabha,able and efficient control and guidance of the H. Buck. Hou. C. F. Chater, A. Contt, G. Board of Directers and with the skilful manage- C. Cox, K. A Chiney,, Dodwell, H. G. Edgar, mat of our capable and well-trained staff Flat, Ho Fook, Erich George, CJ. Gonsalves, Coccuring folly with the recommendattoos of D. Gillies, D. 17. Gagdèn, V. A. Car-Haw- the Directors, regarding the appropriation of qur kiss, Hancock, F. Henderson, Insburg, P. profits, I have much pleasure le seconding the Jordan, J. H. Lewis, F. Leyburn, W. Lysaght, adoption of the report and statement of accounts H. M. Mehta, H. N. Mody, Mambell, G. H. for the past half-year Medburn, C. Palmer, G. Stewart, Captain Tillet, J. E. Thompson, K. S. Whealler. several days ago) was read.
The report of the directors (which we published
The motion was carried unanimously.
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On the motion el Mr. Edgar, seconded by Mr. Palmer, Merus, G. Dodwell, R. Shower, and R. L. Richardson were reselected directors, and the appointments of Messrs.. Haupt and Michaelsen were confirmed.
Mr G. C. Cox, the auditors were re-elected.
On the motion of Mr Whealer, seconded by The Chairman said there was no more bus?-' aria before the meeting; dividend warrants would be ready on Monday.
The Chalima, on behalf of his co-directrea thanked the shareholders for the compliment. and himself, the manager, and the staff generally,
This concluded tba prozatánzt. HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
At the monthly meeting of the General Com
mites of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, held at 3 pm. en Wednesday, the 9th February-Present: Messrs. R. M. Grie (Chairman), Herbert Smith Vice-Chairman), G. B. Dodwell, N. J. Ede, A. Haup), J. J. Ball- living, T. Jacktos, T. H. Waltzhesd red R. C. Wilcox (Secretary}
MINUTES. raih January) were read and carirmed.
The minutes of the previous meeting (aeld
THE PHILA: ELPHIA MUSEUMS.
A reply was, on the 19th Januriy, addressed to the Director of the Philadelphia Museums thinking the Board of Trustees for the courteous invitation to become a member of the institution and send two delegates to the meeting in June, tot regretting the Chamber's inability to accept. same owing to the great intervening distance.
The Chairman sald s-Gentlemen, the Direc tors have great pleasure in coming before the shareholders with such a' satisfactory report as the one just read, allowing of the usual dividend of £1 5/- per share, and an addition to the Re- serve Fond of to lacs of dollars. The account under the beading of Dead Stock, which has appeared in thea warious reports since the estab Mr. J. Lewis-Gentlemen, bafore we leave I MISSES. BENJAMIN, KELLY AND Forrs, in their shment of the Bank has been wiped out of the think we should express our spareciation of the Weekly Share Report, dated Rongkong, Friday Lots a/c of the past half-year. Dead Steck replaced before us, and I am sure you will all join Books, by a debit of $100,000 to the Proft and highly satisfactory report which has just been 11th February, ways-Only a small business presented House and Office furnliere, safes, and in a hearty vote of thinks to the Directors, has been transacted since the issue of our last stationery, all unproductive or non-interest basemanager, and the staff, both here and at the report, Hongkong and Shanghal Banks are log items, and fidly grouped under the beading branches. (Applaare).
of Dead Stock. In fature it is intended that re- quiet but steady at 183 per cent premium, Yangtzes have been bought from the North ated to the Profit and Loss a/c from half-year to
newals of furniture, stationery, &c, will be debit $140, and North Calans have been sold at Tis. half-year. The only son-laterest bearing items 198. Both Hongkong and China”Viren are in the accounts now is the Bank Premises »{c, offering et quotations, Hongkong, Canton and and this we write down every half-year by charg- Macao Steamboats are obfalsario at $ay. Indolog the various offices a rental upon the picmlies Chinas aina ihads essler and are on the market and at the various Branches, are worth a sam
they occupy. Our premises at the Head office, A PICK-POCKET was to-day sentenced to six at $55. Douglas Steamships have changed considerably exceeding the figure at which they months' imprisonment with hard labour at the hands at $578 and are now Ready 1858. Chion now stand to our Books, vix, #971,995.66.
Sogars have been to strong demand, and sales or policy la own the premises "wo occupy at Police Court to-day. He had two previous con-
the various centres of our business, and have been affected at $168 and $169, and at victions for larceny sgsfost:kim.
to continue writing down their book valen] $170 and $171 for the settlement, and, 4175 for Our Silver Current Accounts shew a falling off GENTLEMEN wishing to sign the farewell address March. Panioms are a abuda exsier and have during the half-year of $5,80,888.44. Tale wan to H.E. the Governor will find lists at Messrs. been sold at $5.75 and $63. Charbonnages have caused by the extreme tightness of money Lace, Crawford & Co.'s, Hongkong and Shanghai Improved their position and are wanted at $140 latter balf of 1897. This tightness sal began over the East dulog nearly the whole of the Bank, Hongkong Clab and City Hall,
New Balmorals have been sold at $1.50 and in the Straits, in consequence of shipments of A LOOSE HANNERED Celestial received a well- $1.40 for the Preference and Ordinary respec- Silver yeu to Japan, where they were exchange- ible for Gold yes, Japan Exchange being at merited punishment of three months' imprison-vely, Rsubs are quieter, and sellers rule the
imes as much as 10 per cent. over the rates ment for using disgusting language to Captain muket at $. Olivers B are obtainable at ruling in the Strails. Brush Dollars were freely Toelman of the Government lug Prays to-day. $71. Hongkong and Whampoa Docks are steady imported by the Banks in the Straits, but pond at 237 per cent premium. Kowloon Whatting their arrival there was a great scarcity of Ar Yokohama, on the syth January, durlug the shares are enquired for at 359. Hongkong coin in both Singapore and Penang. The dinner at the German Club In honour of the Lands have been sold at $726 and $73 West some foconvenience by tightening money to the change in the currency of Japan while producing Kaiser's birthday, one of the company, Mr. Polots are on offer at $10. Hongkong Hotels Far East resulted very satisfactorily to this Bank, Biefeld, stipped and fell on the floor, breaking his leg in two places. He was taken to the quiet and can be had at Tis, too. Soy Cherson at the time. Hongkong and Shanghai had are quiet with reliers at $53. Ewo Cottons are
Awa were considerable holders effapanero3lver
are quoted at Tia. 510 ex the dividend of Tis. 20 the former to Canton and the Coast posts, the io face abnormally larga shipments of bullion, paid on the rat February, 1898. Green Island latter to the River and Gulf poets, caualug Cements are quiet with sellers at $337 and $173 temporary stringency in both markets, and high for the Old and New respectively. Ropes have in Silver show a slight increase daring the half Tales of interest ruled all round. Fixed Deposits been done at $174 and are wanted. Ices are
year, 117, 837 730:522.13 #gains+ $30,641,349 52 steady at groy ex the final dividend of $51 per
iba previous six months. Current Accounts in abare paid on the 7th February,
Gold show a decrease of £1,208.675.5.ro being Gorerement, Laan money temporally in our further withdrawals on Account of Chinese pression as explatoed by my predecessor in the Chair on the last occasion when we met in Els room. Our Fixed Deposits in Gold show * slight increase viz. (2,623,738 against 63610,378 ou 30th of Jung Inst. Bils Payable show an increase of 85,283,363 14 aver the previous half-year, while Bills Recal able on the other sido show a falling off of $3,115,48279 Ballion in hund and in franalt
duction of $6.615.137.47. The increase in Bulls Payable and Buffton in transit, and the decrease folly employed during the half-year, resulting in in Cash, show that the Bank's resources were the splendid profit the Report discloses, Bull Discounted, Loans and Credlia show decrease of $4,011,495.53. The amount of our advances, viz., $61,258,5oz was just an 'näuch as we con'á afford consistent with sound banking. During Read letter from Coloplal Secretary, dited the the ball-year the tightness of money already re- 4th fast, enclosleg copy of repest on the matter ferred to required the most careful supervision of our funds in order to meet as far as possible by the Fesmanter Geners).
The report was not considered & aliafactery the wants of our constituents, and this fact em-explanation of the delays complained of but it phasizes the wisdem of our adding largely to is. Fecided to postpone further action to are Reserva fand whenever we have in whether any improvement followed the protest opportunity of doing so. We were most of the Chimber. It was hoped the community fortunate is not having to provide anything would note the suggestion with reference to the for losses during the period under review.local deliverier contained in the last paragraph srcarities have been written up during the half- Our holdings of Conscit and other sterling the repart, ~ securities are very little changed. None o
STORM, WARNINGS, year, nor bave we trenched upon the Chiassement to the letter despatched by the Chamber
*No reply had been received from the Govern Government Loan profits referred to at the last
to it on this question on the 23rd December last mesting. An impression recently existed that
but it had been notified in the Government patere securites. The facts are that, on the logical signals in use before the 37th February, we were large holders of Chinese and Ja Gaviter of the 2th January that the meteoro 31st of December fast, we held $20,000 1897, would be substituted for those then in are ordinary business to permit of large investments of the former and 10,000 of the latter, and the Director of the Observatory in bir Our funds were far too fully occupied la our report for 1897, published in the same issue, suid It had been decided to revert to the system in in these stacks, good as we consider them to be.
ase here from 1884 to 1897 on the suggestion of The half your bus been one at exceptional
By the English mall steamer leaving on the 19th inst, Admiral Boller will go to England. He arrived si Shanghal by the Pigus on the 6th fast, and may be here in time for the races. His Excellency, according to a Shinghal paper, is suffering from a bronchial affection.
is a clerk at Robinson & Co.'s music store,
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THE FINNACLE ROCK FUND. fag. letters were, on the 25th January, addressed Parauant to the decision come to at last meet to H.BM Consul General at Shanghal, the Consuls at Ningpo, Wenchow, Foochow, Amoy, the Commissioners of the Chinare Imperial Swatow, Canton, Pakhol and Halbow, and to Maritime Customs at each of the above paris, replying to various suggestions received and credit of 33co in the Hongkong and Shanghat announcing that the Chamber had placed a Bank at the disposal of each Consul ƒ that it had been decided that the awards should range from $10 to 15 according to the importance of the that the notices to fishermen and others should dangers disclosed; and expressing the opinion
be issued locally, If the Consals would kindly. undertake the task and charge the cost to the Planacle Rock Fand.
Replies had been received from the Commis sioners of Customs at Canton, Hollow, and Shanghal, and the latter enclosed copy of a re- port-on-the subject from Capt. Blaber, Coast Inspector.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & over. Even to the victorious litigant, the Hongkong Football Club will play D Compartem in 1840, and was educated at Radley, He shows an increase of $3,557,763, and Cash a re- Blebee's report was eminently practical and well
COMPANY,
HONGKONG.
VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
AERATED WATERS, 'IMPLE-AERATED-WATER.
SIMPLE-AR
SODA WATER.
INGER ALE.
LEMONADE.
SARSAPARILLA
And what have they got for their money? A masterpiece of judicial work from Sir JOHN CARRINGTON; & painstaking and ex- haustive review of the case, which took about two hours to read in Court, and would take about two pages of a newspa- per-if a newpaper would print it. We can get more "copy" than that, and more interesting, for less than $50,000. And we RASPBERRYADE, &c. could make much better use of the money than squandering It In a wrangle over a bit of land, to the enrichment of a lot of law. yers. The money no doubt finds its way fato circulation and ultimately does good in that way; but to throw away a fortune over a trivial quarrel is in our opinion as reprehensible as to spend the money in dissipation.
DAKIN, CRUICKNEANK & Co/s WATERS are made under the constant supervision of a duly qualised English Chemist and will bear comp rism with the best English Manufactures.
Special terms to Hosts, CLUBS, MESES and
other Large Consumers.
day complaints should be added to the
Manager. Hongkong, 1st March, 1897,
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED,
ESTABLISHKU AD. 1841.
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WINES & SPIRITS. ALL these are selected by aur London House, bought direct at first hand, imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus utving all Intermediate profits, and enabling us to supply the best growths at MODERATE PRICES. PRICE LISTS, with Full Detalls, to be had on
Application. PORT after removal should be rested a month balore uze. When required for drinking as sace it should be ordered to be doçanted at the Dispensary before being sent out.
A WELL-DRISIO Chinaman was fined $5 yester-VICE-ADMIRAL Sir Edward Hobart Seymour, day for recklessly riding a bicycle down tee KC.B., Commander-in-Chief on the China house Street. He was also oidered to pay a station in place of Admiral Rulier, who vacates chair conile, with whom he collided, as the command on his promotion to the fall eank amends for injuries sustained. The defendant of Admiral, is the second son of the late Rev. Richard Seymour, filih son of the frat baronot, On Monday afternoon on the Happy Valley the Admiral Sir Michael Colme-Seymour. He was and is therefore a cousin of the present Baronet,
K., R. Kick off at five o'clock. The Club team
entered the navy in 1852, became Commander will be-P. G. Davits, R.A, goal; D. W.
In 1856, Captain in 1873, Rear-Admiral fo, 1889 Mayson and C, T. Kew, backs; F. H. Kew, Họ
and Vice-Admiral in 1895. Sir Edward Sey- Pinckney, and H. W. Losker (captain), kalven;
mour has seen much sctive service. He served E. F. Mackay J. F. Noble, F. C Rowcraft,& midshipman in the Terrible in the Black H.K.B., A, E, M, Head, R.A., and H. S. Mo Sex throughout the Crimean war, being present berley, H.K. R., forwarde,
at the bombardment of Odessa, Sebastopol and THANKS to F.C. 107, a stalwart officer from Klabun, for which he was awarded the Crimean North of the Clyde, pedestrians are now muchly medal and the Sebastopol clasp and the Turkish freed from being rushed by importunate chair medal. He also took part in the war with coolles at Pedder's Wharf. The other night Mac China (1857-58); was midabij aan ou the had a splat after's coopla of offenders and he Calestia's launch when it was suck at the planed them by the Queen's Status, Next day destruction of the Chinese flotilla in Faishas the caipilts were fired, and owing to the vigti. creek on June ral, 1857, and was present at the arce of the officer people are now able to leave capture of Canton Inithe some yest and at the the boats without sustaining say serious injury these services he was awarded the China taking of the Pelho forts in 1858. For A 7 broke out at the Eastern Clock Man medal and Falshan, Canton and Taku clasp. facturing Company's premises, Bullock Lane, During the China war of 1350 he served Hiile after g o'clock last night. The fra wa
as Lieutenant in- the Chesapeake. In 1862 discovered by a Chlasman, whose shouts were he commanded a small-arm party of the mpers beard in N, 7 Police Station. A despatch boxes at the relief of Steg-poo and the capture was at once got out, the alarm was given to the of Kahding. As commander of the Growler la Central firemen, and in a very short time Deputy 1870 he rescued na English veusel' from pirates Superintendent Howe and a number of men wes in the Congo river, on which occasion he was en the spot. It was found that the outbreak severely wruaded, and afterward received the fire was not serious and it was extinguished so after the arrival of the Brigade,
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The Committee were of opinion that Capt. calculated to attain the desired object.
· DELAVED DELIVERIES BY POST OFFICE, meeting a letter was, on the 28th January, ad In accordance with instructions given at last dressed to the Government calling attention to Department, and the apparently csuseless delays the unsatisfactory working of the Post Offic
in the delivering of some of the malls,
wrongs of the case we will, not concern had occurred on the 6mt door at the rear, The | special approval of the Admiralty. As Caplain | success, dua to a very great messure, it is the Committee of ibs Chamber of Commerce,
We censure both parties, the party that commenced the dispute, and the party that took it up. With the rights' and'
ourselves, beyond saying both sides were wrong to let such a small matter.create such a great trouble. Suppose Mr. BELILIOS was in the right all the time; still, he could have easily afforded to waive his rights and live in harmony with the rest of the Jewish Community. He is rich enough to give magnificent presents to the public -schools, "hospitals, and what not; but apparently he is not rich enough in the milk of human kindness" to give up a trivial point in an argument with his bro- ther Jews. Not many men have the moral courage to admit themselves wrong when they are persuaded they are wrong; few indeed will admit themselves wrong when they know they are right! Yet it would acattering of large from a pocket well stocked.
In raference to the Hankow Racecomst d'apote, to which we referred recently, "Daybreak" writes In Sport and Gossip as soy to between the French Consul and the Race Club note that the squabble in Haokow still ones
of the fris he served in the Egyptian war of 1882, receiving the Egyptian medal, the Khediva's bronzo star, and the third class of the Osmansab. Sir E. H. Seymour wears also the Royal Humane Society's medal for having in 1860, when a mute, to sava a marine who had fallen into the sex. at Rhio Straits, BearStoga porn, jumped overboard
regardleg a portion of the Course. Bailed wire From January, 1987, to Juiz: 100%; in 1864 In this country, thank goodness, is an unknown | A. D. C. to the Quezo, was mado C. B in 1887, quantily, but I regret to observe that In Hankow his name figuring among the fablice honors, and invisible wie was d-awn scors the Course to was prompted to be K. C.B. in the Diamond the danger et riders and drivers, of whom same Jobliée year. From September, 1893, to Apell, were ladies. Such an ac'ion is anything but 1894, he was gecond in command of the Channel playing the game, Postersion is sine tenths squadron. On the latter date he was appointed of the law," so the saying goes, and the Hunk. Admiral Superintendent of Naval Reserves,
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THE FINNACLE ROCK FUND." PARATE Custom House.
Shangbel, grat Janoary, 1898 Sir,I have the honour to acknowledge the ncel, t of your letters of the agih November
SHERRY--Excellent Dinner and After Dinner often be a" noble act, nobler than the Rice Clab has been in undisputed posuersion | post which ke bas held until his last appoint the progress and prosperity of our Bankins have in view.—I have the honour in be, sir, your
Wines of very superior Vintages. All are true Xeres Wines, CLARET -0α Clarets, including the lowest
And on the other hand, we condemn the
of its Racecourse for nine years. That it may mEAL long costlace so is the wish of all sportensen in China, at any rate, for that I'll go bail.
priced, fre guaranteed to be the genuine product of the juice of the grape and are plaintiffs in the sult. Granting that they | LAST right (Jan. 31) fast alter sighi d'elecke the not EvilEcially made from raisins and were in the right, or rather, we should alarm rang out for a fise which had broken out errals, as is generally the case with Cheap say, looking at the matter from the a on board the N‚Y.K, stesineť Hiroshima-marsi, || BRANDY-All our Brandy is guaranteed to point of view that they were entitled to which came in yesterday from Bombay, with
be pare Cognac, the difference in price this land; still, it would have been better cargo of cotton and rice. The steamer was at being merely a question of age sad vintage, to leave Mr. BELILIOS In (as they con- WHISKY-AL asr Whiskey is of excellent alder) wrongful possession, than to stir up Settlement Brigade, happened to be on the Bund the eastera pler. Mr. Sim, Superintendent of quality and of greater age than most brand. auch bitter strife, and get rid of so much in the market. The SCOTCH WHISKY money, rather than accept some other the time, and all the foreign engines, doubly masked "is universally popular, and is plece of land Instead, or concede some of manned, were quickly at the scene of the fire pronounced by the best local connoisseur to be adperior to any other brand la the the other trivial points in dispute. If the In the course of an hour it seemed as if every Hongkong market,
plaintiffs had in the first instance put up fire-brigade in Kobe was pouring water into the the money which they now have to pay, ship's holds. The fire had originated among there would never have been any trouble, sota cargo lo the 'tween decks, and though the bigades have been working all night, wa, learn It is a reversal of the sarcastic mot attri... that the ship itseli is unfojured· ́ The contente buted (perhaps unjustly) to the Jewish of one at the holds have been consumed and composer MEYERBRES, about La gue- coma damage done in No, a hold, Tons of mois Protestania and Catholles kill each water wern poured into the ship and she is now other to slow music by a Jew !"
heeled over.---Kola Chroniciti
We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coase Posts C
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD, THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkang, 8th Desember, 1897)"
THE MURDer of ameRICAN
LROCHER Commladieser of Customs,
as recessary for me to state, to the ablilty antling energy of the Chief Manager;ably artisted by the Bank's Maungers and Agents and a most competent Staff here and at all our Branches, vay boarilly congratulate the onion and prospects of the gaol, and I am 1897, and 25th fast, regarding the desirability shareholders, and all concerned, glad to say, that as far, the new period entered extending our knowledge of hidden dangers to upon has been highly saisiectory Gentlemen, navigation through means of rewards from the "Planacle Rock Faid "ergassing my co-opert stageholder desires father information I anal tien in making the offer of these rewiris known
shif
and informing me further that H.B.M.'s Consula be pleased to give it
There being an further question, the Chairman at the Southern Ports are empowered to make proposed the adoption of the report and accounts. Payments from the food la question, and, in re Mr. D. Glilles, rising to second the motion, ply, to assure you of my readiness to comperate sald:-Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, I believe as far as lies in my power; and in this connec it is an undisputed fact that we have now arrived Hon I beg to send you a copy of despaich Jotce in at our sixty-fifth belf-yearly meeting, and I re- addressed to me on the subject by Captain AL shareholders tot on a former occasion have M Blaber, Coast Inspector detailing the steps received more sailafactory report he proposes to take to farther the objects you Corporation then that now presented to us and obedient servant, I am sure you will all readily admit that the res sult of the half-year's working has more than Justifies the most sanga e expectations. I have' listened with much interest to the speech of our A Washington despatch says:-Commodore worthy Chairman and feel that we are greatly
Shangbal, grat January, 1898.. McNair, in a report just received at the Navy indebted to him for his very clear and concise Sir-In the matter of the Pinnacle Rock mery, the American saliors, were murdered in market is the East, particularly is connecilan Hongkong Chamber of Commerce has addressed Department, declares that Epps and Montgo eutament regarding the movement of the money Fard, concerning which the Secretary of the Japan because of the antipathy the Japanese, with silver his careful comments on the exten you, the only practical co-operation that cas cially those of the United States. entertain toward all forcien sallows, and espe- sive business done by the Bank, and for the ruggent in the Shanghal Lights District is
arsaring informalios respecting the very rada». "that Information be circulated by this depart transmited to the State Deparment, and will to our Sterling and other securities. It mest and especially when visite are made to the light Commedere MeNair's report was Immediately factory position in which we stand with regard | must amongst fishermen and Junkmen geserally, be made the basis of complaint to the Govern also be most graillying to shareholders to stations, to the effect that a reward of not less meat of Japan. It is she latentles to demand find that the premises belonging to the than $ to air more than $50 will be paid to any a suitable money indemnity, the punishment Corporation at the many branches, including Altherman or other perros who shall i alat out of the murderers and the enforcement hereafter the head office have been writes down and personally locale say previusly ankedewa of such police regulations at Japanese ports as to the extremely low figure of 8071,965, sunken sock which is so altuated as to endanger will protect American citizens.
A sum which is certainly far short of the valgo vessels following such tracks as they ordinarily The State Department, strangely enough, was of the land only that it is proposed to pay the take or that it may seem advisable that they entely leactant that the two Americans had | usual dividand of age, por share, and to place should takejt been killed wall sepresentaire who had been the large sum of $1,000,000 to the credit of It would, of course, be un'eritand that the informed of the fact by letter called to make reserve fund, thereby at fasting fie total to the discoverer of any such danger would have to inquiries. Minister Buck was then cabled, and equivalent of eight-tests of the subreslbed conduct an officer of this department to the replied corroborasing the sistementë made by capital. The policy of continuing to build up locally and that the payment of raward could the Congruarasa,
ibe deserve fund viss apportaalty offers, murt | only followupen careful, examination: und
SAILORS IN JAPAN,
· COAST INSPECTOR TO KHÁNGBAL COMMISSIONER.